Young, widowed Ria Masson takes a job as secretary to imperious businessman James Everett, and though each is determined to keep their personal lives separate from business, they find it progressively more difficult to do so
Frederick Douglass recounts early years of abuse, his dramatic escape to the North and eventual freedom, abolitionist campaigns, and his crusade for full civil rights for former slaves. It is also the only of Douglass's autobiographies to discuss his life during and after the Civil War, including his encounters with American presidents such as Lincoln, Grant, and Garfield.
“That’s the funny thing about rules… They’re all the more fun when they get broken.” All I want is one night of crazy. Something to forget business, to forget my family obligations. And the moment I see him, I know he’s my distraction. Mr. Oh-So-Delicious, whose compelling dark eyes promise all the decadent sin I could want. To hell with doing what’s right all the time. For one night, I am giving myself over to the possibilities—and to him. No names, no “real” talk…just wild, no-holds-barred sex. Then I find out the truth. My naughty one-nighter is actually Marcus Wright, my new business partner. And worse—he knew. Now we’re playing with fire, our business days filled with suggestive teasing and the promise of wicked pleasures. Neither of us can stop the rush of hot desire, the need to touch and taste each other. There’s no off switch. And it’s a dangerous game that could cost us everything. But there’s something else happening between us. Something I can’t stop. Because now my heart is on the line, and my too-sexy Mr. Wright is either Mr. Wrong…or the best mistake of my life. Sexy. Passionate. Bold. Discover Harlequin Dare, a new line of fun, edgy and sexually explicit romances for the fearless female.
Willard's autobiography is not only the story of an outstanding woman of the 19th century, it is the personal history of the W.C.T.U., the largest of the 19th century women's organizations.
25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION • From the bestselling author of The Passenger and the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Road: an epic novel of the violence and depravity that attended America's westward expansion, brilliantly subverting the conventions of the Western novel and the mythology of the Wild West. Based on historical events that took place on the Texas-Mexico border in the 1850s, Blood Meridian traces the fortunes of the Kid, a fourteen-year-old Tennesseean who stumbles into the nightmarish world where Indians are being murdered and the market for their scalps is thriving. Look for Cormac McCarthy's latest bestselling novels, The Passenger and Stella Maris.
In this fifth edition of A Cognitive Psychology of Mass Communication, author Richard Jackson Harris continues his examination of how our experiences with media affect the way we acquire knowledge about the world, and how this knowledge influences our attitudes and behavior. Presenting theories from psychology and communication along with reviews of the corresponding research, this text covers a wide variety of media and media issues, ranging from the commonly discussed topics – sex, violence, advertising – to lesser-studied topics, such as values, sports, and entertainment education. The fifth and fully updated edition offers: highly accessible and engaging writing contemporary references to all types of media familiar to students substantial discussion of theories and research, including interpretations of original research studies a balanced approach to covering the breadth and depth of the subject discussion of work from both psychology and media disciplines. The text is appropriate for Media Effects, Media & Society, and Psychology of Mass Media coursework, as it examines the effects of mass media on human cognitions, attitudes, and behaviors through empirical social science research; teaches students how to examine and evaluate mediated messages; and includes mass communication research, theory and analysis.
Africa's diversity is its greatest resource and challenge. In this book, leaders from business, government, academia and the voluntary sector discuss the implications of this diversity for leadership. Throughout, contributors relate organisational issues to the social, political and cultural contexts and focus on the role of effective leadership.